The beginning of the Roman revival of Egyptian literature

Classical Period: Source of Evidence of Ancient Egyptian Literature

Monuments and antiquities emerged in the European Renaissance which led to a religious attitude an interest in classical civilization and religious and philosophical beliefs through the revival of the Renaissance making it more accessible to the general public. The Renaissance and the awareness of Egyptian antiquities emerged in Rome where some important objects such as the obelisk were brought from Egypt between 1880 and 1889.

Historical background In 1517 Egypt was invaded and soon established as a Turkish province the pashalik. The Turks maintained control there until 1798 when Napoleon Bonaparte launched an unsuccessful invasion of Egypt. Monuments and antiquities emerged in the European Renaissance which led to a religious attitude, an interest in classical civilization and religious and philosophical beliefs through the revival of the Renaissance making it more accessible to the general public.

The Renaissance and the awareness of Egyptian antiquities emerged in Rome where some important objects such as the obelisk were brought from Egypt between 1880 and 1889. 1880-1889 Followed by visits to holy sites collecting antiques, and even attempts to make a profit from collecting antiques the Ottoman Empire Egypt became a place where travelers were open to the outside world.

Early Roman Renaissance

Early Roman Empire Pharaonic remains important monuments of the 15th century two classical texts one is the Hieroglyphica of Horapollo 4th century CE claimed to be of Egyptian origin and in addition to its great wisdom attempted to show that hieroglyphics were symbols rather than a written form of spoken language. The other is the Hermetic Corpus which consists of philosophical treatises.

Many Renaissance chronicles were the work of travelers and rather than writing adapted versions that were believed to preserve the wisdom of the ancient Egyptians travelers unlike most medieval writers who wrote about Egypt many Renaissance chronicles were the work of travelers who visited the country themselves and rather than writing adapted versions based primarily on classical writers they produced descriptions of their experiences that supplemented and corrected earlier accounts. 

Over 200 travel accounts were written by travelers who visited Egypt between 1400 and 1700 but these accounts vary greatly. The 17th century Englishman George Sandys (1578–1644) began his travels in France and Italy and continued to Turkey Egypt and Palestine in 1610. In 1621 he published his travels in a book describing his visits to the pyramids at Giza and his explorations of the interior of the Great Pyramid. He draws heavily on classical sources for theories about the use of monuments and sites. In general, Sandys's work provides interesting travel information but does not provide much new information about ancient Egypt.

The starting point of the search for Napoleon's ancient Egypt

By 1798 the study of ancient Egypt had developed. With the discovery of the Rosetta Stone important changes were made. With the important progress of Jean-François Champollion in deciphering the hieroglyphics using this stone written evidence but access to new texts by early Egyptologists was through translation and understanding of the language. Since the Renaissance in the acquisition of antiquities excavations in Egypt to decorate the walls and inscriptions to renovate antiquities and to remove objects from excavated tombs from Egyptian rulers who allowed it to the temples beneath the desert

 

to the tombs of the Pharaohs to the common people in ancient Egypt who were important in telling the time of the Egyptian city who looked after the Pharaoh under the desert. Napoleon's military adventures Bonaparte in Egypt in 1798 Bonaparte's dynasty the empire and Europe originating from the island of Corsica the increasing interest since the Renaissance in the acquisition of ancient Egyptian antiquities. Its main objectives are to address the growing interest since the Renaissance in the acquisition of antiquities by excavators and delegates from different countries and to promote the study of Egypt.